Polish Police was established on the 24th of July 1919 by the Act of ‘’Sejm’’ - the lower chamber of Polish parliament of the Second Polish Republic and recently has celebrated its’ 95th birthday. Today, the organisation employs over 100.000 police officers and has just emerged on a new journey called ‘’A programme of modernization … Continue reading Police reforms and community policing in Poland 2017-2020 by Monika Baylis
As we start a new academic year, our Chair reflects on the early stages of the PhD. So much of the early stages of the PhD is understanding the PhD process and what is expected of you. Where is the bar we’re aiming for? What level of writing? What level of knowledge? What level of … Continue reading Building Foundations- A message for those at the start of their PhD.
This new contribution to the PhG guest blog is from Magdalena Tomaszewska. Magdalena is a second-year PhD candidate at the University of Surrey. Her PhD explores the treatment and experiences of female Eastern European prisoners in England and Wales (particularly those from the A8 and A2 accession countries to the EU). Working across 3 prisons … Continue reading PhD Blog – How can we make sense of the experiences of a growing number of Eastern European women in English prisons?
This weeks PhD Blog is from Larissa Povey, final-year PhD Candidate within the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research and Associate Lecturer in Criminal Justice at Sheffield Hallam University. Larissa’s PhD explores the impact of changes in UK criminal justice and welfare policies on the everyday lives of women at the social margins. Using … Continue reading PhD Blog – The police and domestic abuse crime: positive steps but much more to be done
We are putting out a special call for contributions from criminology postgrads. This is an opinion piece, and we are only after a small paragraph 150-300 words, that discusses the potential implications of the vote on criminal justice.You can address any area of criminal justice- such as prisoner voting, or human rights - or talk … Continue reading SPECIAL CALL for contributions: EU Referendum result
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